The Latest Breaking News from Hormones

The study is the first to show how hunger hormones can directly impact activity of the brain’s hippocampus.

Heavy metals mimic female sex hormones, increasing the risk of extinction for green sea turtles.

Behavioral neuroscientists say it’s important to understand the pill’s effects on the developing brain. 

A new study finds that hormonal contraceptive pills may affect parts of the brain that deal with fear.

Leading exercise physiologist and nutritional scientist Dr Stacy Sims explains why you should never exercise on an empty stomach

Woman diagnosed during pregnancy credits hormones for tumor detection, undergoes surgery and treatment.

Humans have always feared the night – and now we are wiping it out, one streetlight at a time. That’s terrible news for our bodies and minds – and the rest of nature

Popular weight-loss drugs mimic GLP-1, a hormone the body makes naturally after eating. Turns out some foods trigger GLP-1 better than others, making us feel full and eat less.

She’s the Olympic gold-winner whose elevated testosterone levels led people to question her right to compete. With a few choice words for World Athletics, the middle-distance runner talks about labels, leaked medical records and how lowering her hormones took its toll on her body

Researchers found that levels of certain hormones matched changes in the brain’s white and gray matter.

A judge has agreed to step aside in a lawsuit challenging a new Missouri law restricting gender-affirming health care for minors, despite what he called “gamesmanship” from the plaintiffs’ lawyers who sought a new judge